Find out how popular the last name Nosov is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Nosov.

Nosov, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Nosov surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nosov in America

Nosov is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nosov surname appeared 119 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Nosov.

The history of the last name Nosov

The surname Nosov originates from Russia and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Russian word "nos" meaning "nose", and was likely an occupational name given to someone who had a distinctive nose or worked in a profession related to the nose, such as a nose guard or protector.

The name Nosov can be traced back to various historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries in Russia. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the census records of the city of Novgorod in 1581, where a man named Ivan Nosov is listed as a resident.

In the 17th century, the name Nosov appeared in the Veliky Novgorod Census Book of 1646, which recorded the names of residents in the Novgorod region. This suggests that the name was well-established in that area during that time period.

Several notable individuals have borne the surname Nosov throughout history. One of the most famous was Nikolai Nosov, a Russian writer and playwright who lived from 1908 to 1976. He is best known for his children's books, including "The Adventures of Dunno and His Friends" and "The Adventures of the Merry Little Man".

Another notable Nosov was Yevgeny Nosov, a Russian actor and film director who lived from 1925 to 2017. He starred in several popular Soviet films and directed several movies in the 1960s and 1970s.

In the 19th century, the surname Nosov was also found in other parts of Russia. For instance, a man named Fyodor Nosov was born in the village of Semyonovka, in the Tambov region, in 1825. He later became a prominent merchant and philanthropist in the city of Tambov.

Another notable individual with the surname Nosov was Aleksandr Nosov, a Russian military officer who fought in the Crimean War (1853-1856) and later became a general in the Imperial Russian Army. He was born in 1828 and died in 1906.

The name Nosov has also been associated with various place names in Russia, such as the village of Nosovka in the Orenburg region, which was likely named after an early settler with the surname Nosov.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nosov

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Nosov.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Nosov was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Nosov was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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